Use the Following to Answer Question

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Use the following to answer question:
Figure: The Monopolist
-(Scenario: Monopolist) Use Scenario: Monopolist.The deadweight loss from this monopolist's production is: Scenario: Monopolist
The demand curve for a monopolist is P = 75 - 0.5Q,and the monopolist's marginal cost curve is defined using the equation MC = 2Q.Assume also that ATC at the profit-maximizing level of production is equal to $12.50.

• A)$31.25.
• B)$12.50.
• C)$0.00.
• D)$30.00.

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Definitions:

Strictly Convex Preferences

Preferences that imply a consumer always prefers a mixture or combination of two goods over having just one of them, indicating a strong preference for variety.

Marginal Rates of Substitution

The rate at which a consumer is willing to substitute one good for another while maintaining the same level of satisfaction, pivotal in understanding consumer choice.

Pareto Optimal

An economic situation where it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Pareto Optimal Allocation

An allocation of resources where no reallocation can make someone better off without making someone else worse off, reflecting a state of optimal efficiency.